Overview
Lauren E. Siewny, MD, MSQM, FACEP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine and a board-certified Emergency Physician. A graduate of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, she completed her training in Emergency Medicine at Duke University Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident and continues to work clinically as a board-certified Emergency Physician. Administratively, as Medical Director of the Duke University Hospital Emergency Department, her areas of interest include ED utilization management, complex care management, and advanced health analytics. Academically, Dr. Siewny is an NIH-funded and published researcher whose work focuses on using implementation science to identify and address barriers to quality care in sickle cell disease. Dr. Siewny has also taught medical student, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education courses for the past ten years and mentored both undergraduate and graduate students. These efforts have been recognized with several teaching, academic achievement, and service leadership awards.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Redefining High Emergency Department Utilization for Sickle Cell Disease.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · June 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex hemoglobinopathy. Vaso-occlusive episodes are the primary cause of emergency department (ED) utilization among individuals with SCD. Literature lacks a standardized definition for high ED utilization. OBJE ... Full text Link to item CiteForecasting Emergency Department Waiting Room Volumes Using Machine Learning: A Pilot Study
Conference ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE · 2025 CiteImpact of an individualized pain plan to treat sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive episodes in the emergency department.
Journal Article Blood Adv · October 22, 2024 To address acute vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs), the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), we conducted the clinical study, ALIGN (An Individualized Pain Plan with Patient and Provider Access fo ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving SCD Care using Web-based Guidelines, Nurse Care Managers and Peer Mentors in Parimary Care Emergency Departments in Central North Carolina
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2023View All Grants